GR uses it in his race car, says it's da bomb of coolants. Good stuff...
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| Author: | 1275LS [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 2:49 pm ] |
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Hi there. Has anyone had any experience with waterless engine coolant as sold by Evans: http://www.evanscoolants.com.au Cheerio |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:27 pm ] |
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GR uses it in his race car, says it's da bomb of coolants. Good stuff...
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| Author: | 1275LS [ Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:03 pm ] |
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Thanks Doc. I'll give the "distributor" on the Gold Coast a call and see how much it costs. GR is the claim of "Never replace the coolant" an accurate one? Any other comments? Is it worth the money for a road car? Any chance of minimising corrosion like it says? By the number of reads it looks like there is some interest. I'll post whatever I find about the cost up. Looking in my head and block I am keen to get the muck out and keep it out if possible. Hope you all had a great weekend. |
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| Author: | crumpet [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:00 am ] |
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Hi 1275LS, I too have watched in avid interest the Evans 'waterless coolant' radiator product. I first seen it promoted by mechanical expert ed china on a episode of 'wheeler dealers' when he was refurbishing a Triumph TR6 and marvelled at the claims of no boiling, no internal corrosion, no steam pressure in the cooling system. I have done some research on this product and other similar products available with overall very good feed back so far on the race track and road. Personally I would definately use this product in a road car but with the amount of assembly/disassembly on the race car vs the cost I would probably need more convincing or a better price. Cheers Chris |
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| Author: | MiniBill [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:25 am ] |
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Very cool stuff by the sound of it , $100+ for 5 litres seems a bit steep but i guess it depends on the longivity of the stuff ............. probably worth it if youve done a full engine rebuild though , but a busted radiator hose then becomes quite expensive. |
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| Author: | 69k1100 [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:34 am ] |
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Coolant is handy sometimes to find a blown head gasket 
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| Author: | Wombat [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:44 am ] |
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Would it be the "Glycol" (ethylene/propylene?) that was used in the Spitfires and the like in their heyday. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:46 am ] |
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Wombat wrote: Would it be the "Glycol" (ethylene/propylene?) that was used in the Spitfires and the like in their heyday.
It does have glycol in it, but I can't remember the rest of the recipe on the label... |
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| Author: | Wombat [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:06 pm ] |
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Did some research on Glycol in WWII aircraft - apparently it was trialled at 100% for a while but it was too expensive and highly flammable plus it corroded hoses and leaked at fittings. They ended up settling on 70% water 30% glycol (either sort) and pressurised as being the most efficient system for cooling. Sounds like someone is trying to reinvent the wheel. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:33 pm ] |
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This stuff has a boiling point of well over 300°F. |
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| Author: | phillb [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:53 pm ] |
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One problem I see is that for the non mechanically minded or those who do not watch the temp guage there would be no obvious warning the engine is over heating. At least with normal coolant to a novice the column of steam rising up out of under the bonnet makes it clear something is not right. |
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| Author: | Wombat [ Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:50 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: This stuff has a boiling point of well over 300°F.
But can an engine run at 300*F? |
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| Author: | 1071 S [ Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:16 pm ] |
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There's been lots of discussion on US sites re this stuff. The big question that I've not seen answered is how well it transfers heat. Mind you it would be interesting to know at what temperature an engine fails (as opposed to the coolant boiling away...). Nulon coolant + rainwater (+ a bottle of water wetter) lasts for years as well. Cheers, Ian |
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| Author: | Freddo [ Wed May 21, 2014 10:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterless Engine Coolant |
reviving a thread here....who uses the Evans product in their car? Any good? |
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| Author: | jambos [ Wed May 21, 2014 1:51 pm ] |
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1275LS wrote: Thanks Doc. I'll give the "distributor" on the Gold Coast a call and see how much it costs. GR is the claim of "Never replace the coolant" an accurate one? Any other comments? Is it worth the money for a road car? Any chance of minimising corrosion like it says? By the number of reads it looks like there is some interest. I'll post whatever I find about the cost up. Looking in my head and block I am keen to get the muck out and keep it out if possible. Hope you all had a great weekend. There is a guy at Brendale, sells it $90 3.5 lit, Vintage Race Parts, Joe farmer 0413 724 053, I have bought some for my rebuilt 850. |
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